Politics

GORAKHPUR/NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) first list of candidature “symbolises social justice”.  This is how Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reacted to the first list of 107 names that was released for the first and second phase of elections as he took a swipe at the Samajwadi Party’s list, accusing Akhilesh Yadav of […]

NEW DELHI: Ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Saturday brought end to all speculations in high-stake Uttar Pradesh poll battle with a heavy duty announcement, declaring seats for two of state’s most popular faces — CM  and five time former MP Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur Urban and deputy CM Keshav Maurya from Sirathu, a town […]

NEW DELHI: The Temple of Mata Tripur Sundari (Devsar) in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir was severely damaged and burnt in parts on Friday. The local Kashmiri Pandits claim the temple was desecrated by miscreants and they want the culprits to be punished and immediate probe should be done in the matter. Kashmiri Pandits […]

LUCKNOW: Not even a month to go to polls, and the political scene in Uttar Pradesh is undergoing a massive change. Disgruntled members of parties are opting out of existing setups and making a beeline for greener pastures. Days after several BJP ministers and MLAs resigned, most have subsequently joined Samajwadi Party (SP). Among those […]

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav took a swipe at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the desertions in the BJP saying that had Yogi known how to play cricket, he would have still missed the catch. Addressing a virtual rally at Party headquarters here after inducting rebel BJP […]